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Desire Phelps 1794–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 SEP 1794

Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 21 SEP 1872

Death Location: Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

Father: Obadiah Phelps

Mother: Arminda Phelps

Spouse(s): Elkanah Sears

Children(s): Arminda Sears, Cyrus Sears, John Sears, Benjamin Sears

Desire Phelps was born in 1794 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of Obadiah Phelps And Arminda Phelps. Desire Phelps married Elkanah Sears, and had children including Arminda Sears, Benjamin Sears, Cyrus Sears, John Dudley Sears. Desire Phelps passed away in 1872 in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH.

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Biography

  • Desire Phelps was born in 1794 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of Obadiah Phelps And Arminda Phelps.
  • Desire Phelps married Elkanah Sears, and had children including Arminda Sears, Benjamin Sears, Cyrus Sears, John Dudley Sears.
  • Desire Phelps passed away in 1872 in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH.

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Desire Phelps's Ancestors

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Desire Phelps
1794–1872
Birth Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Obadiah Phelps
1759–1799
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Arminda Phelps
1765–1853
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Phelps
1730–1814
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Desire Dewey
1734–1827
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1703–1769
Anna Hosford
1705–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phelps
1666–1716
Sarah Hosford
1666–1757
Obadiah Hosford
1677–1741
Mindwell Phelps
1682–1771

Desire Phelps's Descendants

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Desire Phelps (12 SEP 1794–21 SEP 1872) m. Elkanah Sears (20 JUN 1795–15 NOV 1886)
  1. 1. Arminda Sears 1828–
  2. 2. Cyrus Sears 1832–
  3. 3. John (Dudley) Sears 1821–
  4. 4. Benjamin Sears 1824–1917 m. Melissa (Mindea) Mirrick 1830–1915

Desire Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1794
12 SEP 1794
Birth of Desire Phelps in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1872
21 SEP 1872
Age 78
Death of Desire Phelps in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH
Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1794
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1872
    Event Place: Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

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